$10 million therapy-provider kickback case may proceed, judge says
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2013
A False Claims Act lawsuit involving a nursing home chain and therapy providers in Missouri can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. The case originated when a whistleblower alleged that a therapy...
Judge lets kickback case vs. therapy provider go forward
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McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2013
A whistleblower lawsuit involving a nursing home chain and therapy providers in Missouri can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. The False Claims Act case originated with allegations that a therapy...
Comments on a public conference call led to whistleblower lawsuit against nursing home therapy provider
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McKnight's Staff
May 28, 2013
Comments made during a therapy provider’s public conference call in 2006 aroused the suspicion of a listener, who went on to file a whistleblower lawsuit. This was disclosed in a recent court filing...
Judge dismisses claims of ‘nationwide’ Medicare fraud in Omnicare antipsychotics case
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McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2013
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face charges that it engaged in “nationwide” Medicare fraud for off-label antipsychotics prescriptions, a federal judge recently ruled. However, the...